Leads

Prof. Champica Bodinayake
Prof. Champica Bodinayake
Head- Duke Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, Professor in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna
Prof. Gayani Tillekeratne
Prof. Gayani Tillekeratne
Associate Professor at the Duke Global Health Institute, Adjunct Professor in Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna
Prof. Truls Ostbye
Prof. Truls Ostbye
Professor of Family Medicine Community Health, Research Professor of Global Health, Professor in Population Health Sciences, Duke-NUS, Singapore
Prof. Ajith Nagahawatte
Prof. Ajith Nagahawatte
Former Head- Duke Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, professor of Microbiology, University of Ruhuna, Adjunct Professor of Global Health

Leads Infectious Diseases

Prof. Christopher Woods
Prof. Christopher Woods
Executive Director in Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health, Professor in Medicine, Global Health, Chief in  Infectious Diseases Division, Durham VA Medical Center

Leads Community Medicine

Prof. Vijitha de Silva
Prof. Vijitha de Silva
Professor in Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Adjunct Professor of Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University

Leads Research Laboratory

Dr. Subodha Wickramasinghe
Dr. Subodha Wickramasinghe
Head and Senior Lecturer of Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna
Dr. Bradly Nicholson
Dr. Bradly Nicholson
Director in Molecular Epidemiology Research Laboratory, VA Medical Center, Duke University

Lead Administrative Staff (Duke)

Mr. Edward (Jamie) Mills
Mr. Edward (Jamie) Mills
Administrative Director of Duke Global Health Institute

Statistician (Duke)

Armstrong Mbi Obale (From 2023)
Armstrong Mbi Obale (From 2023)
Research Analyst I at the Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health

Administrative Staff (Ruhuna)

Dr. Ruvini Kurukulasooriya (From 2011)
Dr. Ruvini Kurukulasooriya (From 2011)
Senior Research Scientist (Grade I), Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology- University of Ruhuna
Ms. Anuththara Kariyawasam
Ms. Anuththara Kariyawasam
Project Manager (Grade II), BSc Honours in Agriculture, Specialized in Biotechnology, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
Ms. Kavindya Wickramasekara (From 2018)
Ms. Kavindya Wickramasekara (From 2018)
Data Manager (Grade I), BA in Social Sciences- Open University of Sri Lanka (reading)
Mr. Buddhika Dilshan (From 2020)
Mr. Buddhika Dilshan (From 2020)
Laboratory Research Manager (Grade I), MSc in Agricultural Microbiology- University of Colombo
Ms. S. A. Weerasinghe (From 2023)
Ms. S. A. Weerasinghe (From 2023)
Research Scientist (Grade II), MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-University of Colombo
Ms. Jayani Gamage (From 2023)
Ms. Jayani Gamage (From 2023)
Laboratory Research Manager (Grade II), BSc in Microbiology, Chemistry, and Botany, Bangalore, India
Dr. Bhagya Senadheera (From 2023)
Dr. Bhagya Senadheera (From 2023)
Statistician, PhD in Computing (Bioinformatics)- University of Colombo
Ms. Senani Wasana (From 2023)
Ms. Senani Wasana (From 2023)
Data Manager (Grade II), Bachelor of Business Management-University of Kelaniya
Mr. S L P Evin (From 2025)
Mr. S L P Evin (From 2025)
Research Scientist (Grade II), Master's in Medical Statistics(Reading) -University of Kelaniya

Current Research Assistants

Dr. Binuri De Silva
Dr. Binuri De Silva
Research Assistant, Pre-Intern Doctor, MBBS, University of Ruhuna
Ms. R. Y. W. B. Jayadeepa
Ms. R. Y. W. B. Jayadeepa
Research coordinator, BSc(Hons) in Nursing, University of Ruhuna
Mrs. K. Liyanagunawardana (From 2022)
Mrs. K. Liyanagunawardana (From 2022)
Research Assistant, Retired Nurse- National Hospital Galle